But what about the bald chick?
Save the Whales!.....................
But what about the bald chick?
Last I knew they had misdirected voyager 2 and lost communications with it. This article made me go find the latest that I missed.
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UPDATE, Aug. 4, 2023: NASA has reestablished full communications with Voyager 2.
The agency’s Deep Space Network facility in Canberra, Australia, sent the equivalent of an interstellar “shout” more than 12.3 billion miles (19.9 billion kilometers) to Voyager 2, instructing the spacecraft to reorient itself and turn its antenna back to Earth. With a one-way light time of 18.5 hours for the command to reach Voyager, it took 37 hours for mission controllers to learn whether the command worked. At 12:29 a.m. EDT on Aug. 4, the spacecraft began returning science and telemetry data, indicating it is operating normally and that it remains on its expected trajectory.
UPDATE, Aug. 1, 2023: Using multiple antennas, NASA’s Deep Space Network (DSN) was able to detect a carrier signal from Voyager 2. A carrier signal is what the spacecraft uses to send data back to Earth. The signal is too faint for data to be extracted, but the detection confirms that the spacecraft is still operating. The spacecraft also continues on its expected trajectory. Although the mission expects the spacecraft to point its antenna at Earth in mid-October, the team will attempt to command Voyager sooner, while its antenna is still pointed away from Earth. To do this, a DSN antenna will be used to “shout” the command to Voyager to turn its antenna. This intermediary attempt may not work, in which case the team will wait for the spacecraft to automatically reset its orientation in October.
“a glitch that arose on Voyager 1 last year. “
YOU HEAR THAT MICROSOFT!!! 1 glitch in 45 years!!!
“Each thruster firing adds tiny amounts of propellant residue, leading to gradual buildup of material...”
Reminder to self to winterize the lawn mower.
Voyager 1 Sputters Back to Life
Victor Tangermann
Thu, March 14, 2024 at 10:29 AM PDT
https://www.yahoo.com/news/voyager-1-sputters-back-life-172910976.html